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Jul 5 Weekend Links.

Happy Belated 4th of July to all my fellow Americans! We celebrated the big day, doing what we usually do, with a little extra tequila to help us get in the spirit. We were happily surprised to hear fireworks going off around 8pm, but we weren't able to find their origin. We are always down here, this time of year, and I was shocked when the LM told me that he doesn't ever remember seeing fireworks. Surely, he had to see them at least once? Once we sat down and thought about it, we realized that we were either out of the country every 4th, or he was too young to remember, so we quickly went to you tube to show the LM what all the fuss was about. Needless to say, he thought they were awesome, and next year we promised to let him watch some fireworks... even if we have to do it ourselves. Eek. I hope you all had a good one, and are able to enjoy this long holiday weekend. Here are a few fun links from around the web if you are in a bloggy blog mood. Read: escaping the heat.

I love the idea of a giant flag for the boy's room. This inspired me to order a Swiss flag to have framed for what will soon be their combined space and I'm matching it with red star bedding, and a blue and white striped duvet for a play on their dual citizenship. Cute right?

Finally, what is Summer without a little Tracey Anderson ass kicking. Here is her 12 minute arms workout. Can you guess what I'm doing when I finish this? (P.S. Ignore the editing... )

Today marks the halfway point in our trip and even though I've had about all the sun I can handle, and you can play connect the dots with the 10,000 mosquito bites I have covering me head to toe, we are still having a great time, and are already a little sad that soon we will have to leave this beautiful country. I'll be back next week with more pictures, and some of my picks for some summer beach reads! See you then :)